Filterscape VA: The Virtual Analogue Synth – Preset Walkthrough

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"Filterscape VA is the synthesizer member of the Filterscape family. Sit back and enjoy our in-depth preset walkthrough!

Available here: https://u-he.com/products/filterscape/
Music by Seb (Hyboid)

00:00 - Polysynth
04:12 - Pads & Drones
09:00 - Pianos & Organs
13:11 - Basses
16:19 - Leads
19:21 - Low Loops
23:14 - High Loops
26:32 - Soundscapes & FX
29:15 - Rhythm Loops
32:01 - Hits"

Additional posts.

u-he Filterscape 1.5 – The Creative Multi-Talent

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"Available here: https://u-he.com/products/filterscape/

Version 1.5 of our classic Filterscape plugin bundle has received a major overhaul: a sleek new look, better sounding EQs and new analogue filter models, among other things. Filterscape FX gives you a set of powerful 4-band EQs and multi-mode filters to shape your sounds in unprecedented ways. Filterscape Q6 has a slightly reduced feature set but sports 6 EQ bands and is more focussed on dynamic tasks. Filterscape VA is a complete virtual analogue synthesizer with a polyphonic morphing EQ.u-he,synthesizer,synths,VST,AU,plugin,synth,analogue,analog"

Filterscape FX/Q6 – Preset Walkthrough

video upload by u-he

"Here is a selection of presets from Filterscape FX/Q6 (version 1.5). We used a broad range of audio material, and tweaked some of the controls while recording.

Music by Seb (Hyboid)

00:00 - Intro
00:07 - Diva Pad
03:07 - Hive Sequence
05:31 - Beats
09:10 - Electric Piano
11:46 - Clean Electric Guitar
14:54 - Distorted Electric Guitar
17:44 - Orchestra
20:20 - Drummachine
23:19 - Acoustic Drums (Filterscape Q6 presets)"

NAMM 2023 U-he Filterscape Bundle First Look

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"At NAMM 2023, Sonic State caught up with Urs Heckmann, founder of U-he, to discuss the new FilterScape plugin. Although an older plugin, U-he has updated it to give it a whole new breath of life. FilterScape is a form band EQ with eight snapshots where each snapshot can have a different EQ setting, making it useful for different song sections. There are also modulations for the frequency, queue, and gain for each band separately and separately for each snapshot. The EQ section also has filters and parallel bandpass filters and can be dependent on the stereo field. The plugin has a mixer section with two mixers, allowing for different configurations, and modulation for envelope followers and filters. The plugin also includes step sequences, LFOs, and a delay that can sit in various parts of the mix.

FilterScape is part of a plugin bundle consisting of three plugins, which includes the U-he MFM2. Although the concept behind FilterScape is simple, the new design and layout make it more accessible and user-friendly. For more information on the FilterScape plugin and U-he's other products, visit their website."

Note Filterscape was mentioned back in 2013 here.

Filterscape sculpts your audio with style and ease. A tool for all occasions—transform and reconstruct audio into crazy soundscapes, or make surgical cuts to remove unwanted frequencies. Advanced options and high-quality results make Filterscape an adventurous choice for rhythmic filtering and audio processing.

Filterscape comes with two companion plug-ins: the FilterscapeVA synthesizer and the FilterscapeQ6 6-band dynamic EQ.

Modulation options for each EQ band
2 host-syncable LFOs with 8 waveforms
4 envelope followers
Scalable UI from 70% to 200%
Skinnable UI
Easy MIDI learn for remote control
Over 100 presets

Musikmesse: U-he Goes Modular in Software, Satin & Diva Updates

http://www.u-he.com/cms/
via KVR:

- we'll showcase Bazille 1.0 (to be released in June/July)
- we'll showcase Satin (tape machine emulation, due in May)
- we might showcase Presswerk, a massive compressor (ui pending)
- we'll have a Digital oscillator module for Diva
- we'll have a new "Uhbie" filter module for Diva and ZebraHZ
- we'll have a sequencer/arpeggiator combo for Diva (all coming in June)
- we'll have Caffè corretto to pick you up

And also, wish us luck for Diva's second nomination for the MIPA award. It took Zebra twice to get it, so we're in good spirits.

More screenshots will be posted as they come...

Some notes from Urs in response to comments:

"Well, hehe, it won't look as 3D as the render of course.

But the new layout with those "channels" that show the signal flow within each module has become really great.

I'd post a screenshot, but alas... I'm still working on some shading algorithms (the gui currently gets rendered on the fly when the editor is opened or resized, not sure if we can keep that up because it takes 2-3 seconds)"

On the new digital oscillator for Diva:

"It's got two oscillators. Each with 8 waveforms. Each waveforms has two "Control" parameters that can be modulated.

Most notably:

- TriangleMod: Does a foldback-distorted triangle wave combined with a symmetry-warp function
- SuperSaw: Does a sawtooth with 6 additional sawtooth mixed in, ad variable detune
- Feedback: Does a sawtooth with distorted feedback at variable (tuned) delay and gain
- Noise: Does noise with adjustable bandpass filtering and cutoff
- PWM: Does PWM with an invented-by-u-he pseudo-resonance control
- plus another sawtooth and triangle waveform

Both oscillators can interact by Ringmodulation, Sync and Crossmodulation.

I guess you'll all easily guess where this is coming from"

on Satin:
"I'll be sitting down with Sascha today to prepare the final touches of the user interface. Maybe we can have a more or less accurate screenshot then.

Basically... Satin is not just a tape emulation. I'm thinking of it as "all of tape"

Without being modelled after specific gear like Diva, Satin still has a mix and match approach. There are various pre-equalisation and post-equalisation curves to choose from as well as various noise reduction techniques and a choice of tape speed, plus a few head/gain adjustments. The sound of tape ranges from subtle to drastic. The adjustable noise level is irresistable

On top of that we've added a choice of typical tape applications:

as a tape emulation it can glue a mix, and there's easy control for up to 8 groups of Satins that share the same settings

as a sound design tool it crunches, compresses, expands, "makes 3D"

in delay mode it does for a bloody damn fine tape delay (2 or 4 heads)

in flanger mode it lets you "fly in" flanging just like in the olden days

as a restauration tool it can "repair" recordings that were made with one machine and digitised from another

In tradition of u-he, Satin is to tape what MFM2 is to delay or what Filterscape is to equalisation. The CPU usage is on par with other tape emulations we've tried. While it doesn't sound exactly like any specific machine, we're confident that Satin behaves very much like those machines would.

Screenshot follows...

- Urs"